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[mima]

I DVR most programs I want to watch and skip through the commercials.   If I did watch them, they wouldn't bother me.  I just think they are a waste of time.  Watching TV programs is not.  LOL

[jaxs mom]

I just fast forward past all commericals. I couldn't even tell you what any of the current ones are. 

[jackthebear]

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@Desertdi wrote:

Doctors get a kickback for prescribing those "recommended" drugs

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in what way, a check?

I would love to know

[esmeraldagooch]

I do think negative tv shows have a bad effect on people.  I am selective on what I watch.

[JDJ555]

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@jackthebear wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

Doctors get a kickback for prescribing those "recommended" drugs

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in what way, a check?

I would love to know

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@jackthebear @Desertdi

I'd like to know too.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@JDJ555 wrote:

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@jackthebear wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

Doctors get a kickback for prescribing those "recommended" drugs

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in what way, a check?

I would love to know

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@jackthebear @Desertdi

I'd like to know too.

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I was under the impression that legislation was passed to prevent any "kickbacks" from drug companies.

 @Desertdi   where did you see this?

[Tinkrbl44]

I guess I must be the exception here .....   doesn't anyone here just tune out / ignore commercials?   If not, WHY aren't you fast forwarding through them?  If you insist on watching in real time, you can always pause for 4-5 minutes and then FF to the beginning of the next segment.

NO ONE is forcing you to watch commercials!  

I think they can do a real service to people who are suffering from various illnesses .... when the FDA approves a new drug, the point of the commercial is to put the information out there, and for you to possibly discuss it with your MD and ask what they know about it ....  and possible relevance to your health management.  If nothing else, you'll learn more about your own condition(s).

I just don't see why people get so upset about these commercials.  Personally, the ones I find most offensive are the ones with a scantily dressed young woman eating a hamburger like it's giving her a big O, if you know what I mean.    JMO

Okay, I'll get off my soap box now.   lol    

[Moonchilde]

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@JDJ555 wrote:

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@jackthebear wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

Doctors get a kickback for prescribing those "recommended" drugs

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in what way, a check?

I would love to know

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@jackthebear @Desertdi

I'd like to know too.

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Yes, they do write checks. This is a long article, but explains many things:

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/17/470679452/drug-company-payments-mirror-doctors-b...

And from CBS:

"It's illegal to give kickbacks to a doctor to prescribe drugs, but it is legal to give money to doctors to help promote your drug. Some doctors make tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year beyond their normal practice just for working with the industry."

They don't CALL them kickbacks any more, but they ARE kickbacks all the same. It's just more circumspect.

When Lyrica and Neurontin were new on the market, I was forced by my HMO coverage to go to one certain neurologist. He had office hours about 12 hrs/week (not kidding) and as far as I could tell did nothing but hand out Rxs for either of those two drugs. I often had to wait up to 90 min beyond my scheduled appt because he had drug reps in his office every time I went. I later learned that a co-worker (an MD herself) had the same experience.

[Stormygirl]

@Moonchilde Bingo! And a big eye opener is googling "dollars for docs" in which one can look up a doctors name and see how much money over a certain period of time a medical device or drug company has given them "perks" for using their brand. Yup it still goes on and they get paid for hotels, drinks, speaking on their drug/medical device etc...and many other things. I had a shock moment when a doc and medical device rep was pushing a spinal cord stimulator on me (even calling me on vacation across country) and I googled dollars for docs and saw he had received 10 times the amount of money over same period of time then other docs in the state. Red flags came up for me and I fired him and refused the device. Oh yes they still do receive many perks, even on the sly and doesnt appear any feel good laws are stopping them. (they get around them) Just o open eyes I found he was raking in over 40 grand a year in perks by this medical device company as compared to other docs in same field in same state who were reasonably raking in a mere 3-5 grand even in larger practices. I then researched how much he stood to make off of me if I had agreed to the implanted device and was staggering!! I then called the guru world famous doc who specialized in my rare illness (he had just retired) and he told me had I agreed to this device it would have put the boots to me. So was greed over patient in my case and really gave me reason to research research research and not trust blindly.

[Moonchilde]

Heyyyy, @Stormygirl 😻!

I spent my entire working life except for about a year and a half working in hospitals.  One of the things I miss most about being retired and having moved away from where I lived all my life is I now have no one to ask not who should I go to, but the question hospital employees always asked among themselves - who SHOULDN'T I go to 💊🔬🙀